The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-23
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Charleston'a electric light system was
triad this week. nv A;}g.'5 n h
Charleslon's FREQ mail delivery syste,n
will 90 into effect October !. .Ei,W
The Olarksburg fair will be held on the
eth, 2S.h, 10Th snd SOlh Of September. /;
Tho West Virginia NJ. E. Conference
meets in Parkersburg, October o., and the
Baptist General Aosoclstion, on tho fol.
lowing week, October Is. i5t7g ,JMl 4
A colored man fell from runnirg 4
freight train on the Chesapeake 4 Ohio nj
st. Albans, Tuesday night, and was torn
to plecss. From letters found on bis per.
son h,a name Is supposed to be Prillln al.
i is supposed he was stealing ride. n
The Braaiock Herald saya that Q. 7.
Caldwell's address there recently WAS "one
Of the best campfire talks ever listened To
within tho walls Of that building" and
that General GOT "held the audieGce
spsll-bound, aud retired amid q round Of
applause" e9g@ N
Tho Hancock Courier Gays: Look out ior
the "pony man" who 10 on tho rounds
selling Shetland ponies at s. apiece. The
buyer selecla a pony from number oil
Photographic, "ponles up s. and waite
the asriva! OF the lille animal, but |,
never turns up. FiE lMl,EI ',.5 X
The lateet scheme to swindle farmers Ia
being perpetratUd under the guise OF SO
called eociety TO prevent the killing Of
birds. A man ihyades the rural home
talks glibly about the good being done tor
the tarmers by tho birdp,' and ends by
asking him not 10 kill bird in twelve
months. The pledges, with a little ma
nipu!ation, turn up In the wsy OF prom.
isaosy note aud make trouble. h '2.s
The atatlssician Of tho Agricultural De.
psrtnont aaya OF West Virginia creps
"Owing to continued drouth prevailing
Throughout the State tho corn prospects
generally for this month arc somewhat
Encouraging. Wheat, where properly
housed when threnhed, 10 found to be In
good condition and Of fine quality genes.
ally, but where exposed tc the weather ID
in bad condition. Oats have not met OK.
psctations." &55gai "a t.-jl. r {,
For come weeks psat o band Of thieves
have been robbing tho cars on the Bal!i.
more 4 Ohio railroad, and succeeded In
getting q lot OF plumber. Railroad De-.
tectiyes Daniel ]. Sloan. John Lloyd aud
NJ. Riordan were put on the track Of The
robbers, and ran them down Last week.
Harry Wallace, Mat Magruder and Ramus
Garter were captured near WashinGton,
and John Wallace, Aloyaius Taylor and
Charles Brooks were caught sleeping in
John Browne Fort 5. Hsrper's Ferry.
They admitted their guilt and wore placed
in jail. -, H. 0lI1 ~
Monday one Stewart, miner at Gay.
mont, on Now river, became incensad q.
the mine boEe and procured q shot gun
with the intention Of killing tho boss He
wss dissuaded from hin purpose, and left
for kanswha Falls. Atthat place an Off.
Ger attempted his srrent, and Was shot OF,
IN return he also fired at Stewart. The
latter trying to escape jumped in the
river, and with a revolver in bis hand ut.
tempted to shoot the ones who rescued
him. He vas taken out, arrested and sent
TO Fsyette Jail. lls n !
On Wednesday afternoon Samuel and
William Greer, while deepening a well on
tho propsrty OF Charles spriggs, in Wash
ington, Pa, csme very near losing their
lives. Samuel was let down into the we'll
by William, when he was overpowered
by tho foul air that had collected end iel!
over. William called for William Vance,
who was working near by, and wss lower.
ed into the we'll. He grabbed Samuel and
was hoisted by Mr.. Vance. He was g
good deal overcome by tho gas before he
reached the top, but had sufficient strength
to hold on to the rope Of the bucket. !,